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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453852603321

Autore

Kim Hyun-Ah

Titolo

Humanism and the reform of sacred music in early modern England [[electronic resource] ] : John Merbecke the orator and The booke of common praier noted (1550) / / Hyun-Ah Kim

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Aldershot, England ; ; Burlington, VT, : Ashgate, c2008

ISBN

1-317-11959-2

1-317-11958-4

1-281-87837-5

9786611878375

0-7546-9375-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (272 p.)

Collana

St Andrews studies in Reformation history

Disciplina

781.7'13'0092

782.3/22342

Soggetti

Church music - Church of England - 16th century

Humanism - England - History - 16th century

Reformation - England

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-238) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Music Examples; List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Introduction; 1 A Humanist John Merbecke; 2 Erasmian Humanism and the Reform of Sacred Music; 3 Anglican Plainchant in the Making; 4 Rhetoric and the Reform of Plainchant in The Booke of Common Praier Noted (1550); Conclusion; Appendix; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides a new interpretation of John Merbecke (c.1505-c.1585), the Tudor musician, copyist and writer. Providing a new contextual study of Merbecke, it re-interprets his work in the light of humanist rhetoric. It shows how Merbecke's 1550 publication The Booke of Common Praier Noted was an Anglican epitome of the Erasmian synthesis of eloquence, theology and music. The book thus explores the work of Merbecke as a humanist reformer, through re-



evaluation of his contributions to the developments of vernacular music and literature in early modern England. As such it will be of interest